White to move and win. How should White proceed?
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White to move and win. How should White proceed?
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1.Nd3 Qc4 2.b3 Qd4 3.e3
1.Nd3 Qd4 2.e3 Qc4 3.b3
Where is the tactic?
1.Nd3 Qc4 2.b3! Qd4 3.e3+-
The black queen should be feeling just a bit claustrophobic, don’t you think?
1. Nd3 Qc4
2. b3 Qd4
3. e3 and she is out of hiding places. The best I can find for black is
1. Nd3 Qd4
2. e3 Qc4
3. b3 Qf1. At least black gets a rook for her majesty.
1. Nd3 attacking the black queen. If 1…Qd4 2 e3 Qc4 4 b3 winning the queen and if 1…Qc4 2 b3 Qd4 3 e3 winning the queen.
I think Nd3 wins the queen and the game.
After 1. Nd3, the Black Queen is going to quickly run out of room.
It would seem that the retrograde 1Nd3! wins the black queen. The only safe squares are c4 & d4 which will be covered by b3 & e3 respectively.
1. Nd3 – Qd4
2. e3 wins queen. 🙂
After 1. Nd3, followed by b3 and e3 (or e3 and b3) attacking the black Q, there will be no place left for her to run.
1, Nd3 traps the black queen:
1. … Qc4
2. Qb3 Qd4
3. e3
Black’s queen is hemmed in, for example
Nd3 Qd4
e3 Qc4
b3 traps the queen
Heavy pieces should not be lifted lightly. Black’s queen is lost after 1.Nd3 and then either 2.b3 followed by 3.e3 or vice versa depending on whether Black plays 1…Qc4 or 1…Qd4.
Black’s Q is looking pretty crowded here, so 1. Nd3! seems to embarrass her.
1. Nd3, Qc4 2. b3, Qd4
3. e3 and I can’t see anywhere for her majesty to hide.
This is a great tactic. I have had it as a part of my repertoire for a while now.
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